The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-06-10

Calvert, this county, took place from
his late residence on Sunday last
Services at Oxford Catholic church
Interment at Rose Bank Cemetery
Thos. Kirk brought into town on
Wednesday a winter squash grown
last season on his Conowingo place
and still in state of perfect preser-
walton. The squash weighed % lbs.
and measured from blossom end to
stem 81 inches. Mr.. Kirk had also
some specimens of Fallowater and
Carthouse apples, the latter perfect.
ly sound. The Fallowaters had be-
gun to su ccumb to the warm weather,
The game of base ball played at
this place, Saturday last, by the Ris-
ing Sun Club and a picked nine,
known as the Empires, resulted in a
victory for the Rising Suns by a
score % to II. The following is the
score by innings:
1884 $3.50
Empire. 040OO4 Ply
Rising Sun. 291303 4x=23
Jno. Cameron living two miles
east of Rising Sun saw a strange
pigeon in his yard ON Sunday morn
ing, May 10Th, with brass ring on
its leg. Mr.. G. secured the bird
and found it was a carrier with the
following printed or written on it's
wings
"W. Hargrave No. 55 Wister St.
Germantown Pa. No. 181'-Mr. G.
sent postal card to the address,
and received reply from Mr.. Har
grave, stating that the bird had been
let loose at Liberty Station Va. May
9th. Mr.. Cameron tossed the pig
con in the air the next morning, but
the bird settled again and showed
no disposition to leave is new home
in "My Mary land.''
Mrs. Emma p. Ewing has resigned
her position in the Iowa Agricultural
College to accept similar position
in Purdue University, at largely in
creased salary. The sch DOL of Do
nestle Economy of the Agricultural
College, of which Mrs Ewing is dean
and professor in charge, was organ
lied by her in March, 1885, and
since then she has given instruction
in household science to ITO of the
students taking the regular college
course, and also to three post grad
yates and 90 special students. Two
of the post graduates had the degree
of M. d. E.,-Master of Domestic
Economy-conferred upon them last
fall; and they, and most of the
special students who qualified as
teachers, are now holding remuner-
alive positions in different sections
of the country, as teachers of domes
tic economy aDd applied housekeep-
ing. Mrs. Ewing's resignation is to
take place July /, and after that date
her address will be Purdue Univer
sity, Lafay Indiana Wonsan's
Standard.
Jacob Swayne has been supplying
the Rising SIM with exceptionally
fine strawberries, and did not forget
to leave sample at the MIDLAND
JOURNAL Office. About half an acre
| is devoted to Strawberries which
pays largely for their cultivation.
We learned on inquiry that Mr..
Swayn's system is the>old and sure
one, thorough cultivation, No weed
gets chance to grow in his
strawberry ground, or runner to
spread, take root and rob the parent
plant. The never let up system con-
quers all obstacles to good crops in
everything else as we'll as berries.
At the hight of the berry season
Mr.. Swayne picks about 400 quarts
day, sells his entire crop in the
local market and has not enough to
supply the demand.
This section of country is sadly
deficient in small fruits of all kinds.
Half an acre of these would bring
more clear money to many farmers
than their entire wheat crop often
does.
Rev. Mr.. Jewell in the course of
his last Sunday nights sermon on